To minimize the risk of freeze damage to irrigation systems, "winterizing" is necessary. Every year the ritual of irrigation "blow out" becomes the priority for all irrigation systems that are in regions of the country where the frost level extends below the depth of the installed piping.
The process consists of expelling all the water from the irrigation system and equipment with compressed air. This is necessary because water freezing in the irrigation system will break pipes, fittings, valves, sprinklers, pumps, and other system components.
We started winterizing our irrigation system today. It was a long day - we blew out all 1,514 irrigation heads. We will go through all the heads one final time tomorrow, as well as the water lines that feed the halfway house and bathrooms on the course.
The process consists of expelling all the water from the irrigation system and equipment with compressed air. This is necessary because water freezing in the irrigation system will break pipes, fittings, valves, sprinklers, pumps, and other system components.
We started winterizing our irrigation system today. It was a long day - we blew out all 1,514 irrigation heads. We will go through all the heads one final time tomorrow, as well as the water lines that feed the halfway house and bathrooms on the course.
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| quick coupler #10 fairway |
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| heads in #9 rough |